The Beatles

This breezy rocker highlighted a subtly evolving sound, becoming their seventh U.S. No. 1.

Maybe they were trying to avoid hassles relating to label affiliations. Maybe they were just being silly.

There were problems fitting his large band on the iconic Liverpool venue's small stage.

"No, I'm not!" he tells Howard Stern. "Don't call me that."

The Fab Four never reunited, but they'd rebuilt their friendships by the time of his death.

A look at the 14 songs from the album where the Fab Four grew up.

He believes trend was set with hitchhiking trips before the band formed.

Even a group as celebrated as this one has a few tucked-away moments of brilliance.

The Beatles star was slow to reveal himself. Once he decided to get real, however, the floodgates opened.

Macca always asks himself “What would John say?” when he’s writing.